NORA LANDRON LAUGHLIN, RNBSN

NPI 1407297237, individual, Spokane, WA, Registered Nurse

Evidence tier

informational

95% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.

score 33 of 100, rank 10573, $990K at stake

National provider registry

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Name	NORA LANDRON LAUGHLIN, RNBSN
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	July 9, 2013, last updated July 9, 2013
Practice location	12402 N DIVISION ST, Spokane, WA 99218-1930, 509-466-0216
Specialties	Registered Nurse (163W00000X, primary, license RN00077928 WA)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
H2014	Skills training and development per 15 minhistory of abuse	$9.2M	95%	$600	$298 (top 5% from $3K)	73rd percentile
SA019	Medicaid service code	$448K	5%	$39	$13 (top 5% from $39)	95th percentile

In this area

9 providers in Spokane County, WA carry an indicator in the public record, with $17.8M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 6 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 3.

tier	provider	at stake	why
3	SPOKANE UNITED METHODIST HOMES Spokane, WA, ranked 2645	$0	Part of provider network D1-00092, ranked 92 nationally.
3	AVALON CARE CENTER - SPOKANE LLC Spokane, WA, ranked 3670	$0	Part of provider network D1-00104, ranked 104 nationally.
3	EDEN HOME HEALTH OF SPOKANE COUNTY, LLC Spokane Valley, WA, ranked 5198	$0	Part of provider network D1-00079, ranked 79 nationally.
4	PAUL MEANS Spokane, WA, ranked 7640	$2.3M	Hours beyond a day in 26 months, but with up to 1282 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours. Records needed. and 1 more
4	JULIE CHRISTIANSEN Deer Park, WA, ranked 7787	$1.3M	Hours beyond a day in 15 months, but with up to 938 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours. Records needed. and 1 more
5	NICOLE MANWILLER Spokane Valley, WA, ranked 10018	$1.6M	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99214 ($242 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	MATTHEW KILGORE Spokane, WA, ranked 10240	$544K	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99336 ($94 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	JAMES MATTHEWS Spokane, WA, ranked 10448	$11.8M	84% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.

All 9 in WA

Recent enforcement in WA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJSentencedMar 27, 2026

Local Physician Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment, a $60,000 fine, and Restitution of $349,272.79 for Adulterating and Misbranding Medical Devices with the Intent to Defraud

Haeger purchased over 500 used and recalled CPAP and BiPAP devices, had the sound abatement foam removed outside clean room conditions, provided the devices to Washington State Medicaid patients through his sleep clinic, and billed Medicaid representing them as new devices in good working order.

DOJCivil settlementJan 12, 2026

DOJ and Seattle-based FidaLab, LLC settle allegations it inflated bills to government health care programs

FidaLab billed Medicare for a series of urinary tract infection tests under multiple billing codes instead of a single code after its request to bill the tests as a panel was denied.

DOJPleaded guiltyDec 18, 2025

Local Physician Pleads Guilty to Adulterating and Misbranding Medical Devices with the Intent to Defraud

Physician purchased over 500 used and recalled CPAP and BiPAP devices, had the sound abatement foam removed outside of clean room conditions, provided the devices to Washington State Medicaid patients, and had staff bill Medicaid representing them as new devices in good working order.

DOJCivil settlementDec 10, 2025

Spokane Physician Pays $120,000 to Resolve Allegations He Prescribed Controlled Substances Without Legitimate Medical Purpose

Between 2017 and 2025 a licensed physician issued over 1,400 prescriptions for controlled substances to thirteen identified patients that lacked legitimate medical purposes or were outside the usual course of professional practice, failing to address red flags of substance abuse.

DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025

Indian national sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in taxpayer funds

Asif conspired with others to bill Medicare for COVID-19 tests and other respiratory illness tests that had not been ordered or performed through American Labworks LLC.

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